Recreation

$3M Available For Enriching Outdoor Youth Programs

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FY25 awardee New Mexico Wilderness Alliance’s Outdoor Academy offers hands-on outdoor recreation job training and internships to Taos High School and Taos Pueblo Day School students. Courtesy photo

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Outdoor Recreation Division invites organizations to apply for the FY26 Outdoor Equity Fund, supporting programs that connect youth from communities across New Mexico to enriching outdoor experiences.

The first of two FY26 rounds opened June 1 and will close July 31, 2025. A second cycle will run from Jan. Read More

Biz Spotlight: Mobile Bike Works Expands To Los Alamos

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Mobile Bike Works Santa Fe co-owners Todd Baribault, third from right, and wife Caroline Knapp, second from right, have expanded bike repair services into Los Alamos and White Rock. Courtesy/MBW

Todd Baribault is servicing a bike in his solar-powered, hand-built mobile shop. Courtesy/MBW


By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Mobile Bike Works Santa Fe launched its Los Alamos service on May 10 by helping sponsor the YIMBY Film Festival, a sold-out evening of cycling-related films benefiting Tuff Tykes Bike Club, at the SALA Event Center. The enthusiastic turnout Read More

Fun & Games At Los Alamos Golf Course June 11

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LAGA News:

Los Alamos Golf Association, TechSource and LAGC invite everyone to come out and enjoy the summer evenings at the new Los Alamos Golf Course practice range, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11.

There will be contests and prizes for all. The putting green will be transformed into a fun putt-putt course, buckets of balls will be $3 and large pizzas will be $5 off. Adults and children can compete in putting and chipping contests and also earn gift cards by hitting targets on the driving range.

This is the first of three “Wednesday Nights on the Range” (June 11, 18 and 25) where the community can Read More

Celebrate Independence Day With The Family YMCA’s Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run & Children’s Parade

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Scene from a previous Family YMCA annual Children’s Parade. Courtesy/Y

Scene after the parade of a previous Kiwanis 4th of July pancake breakfast on the Fuller Lodge lawn. Courtesy/Y

YMCA News:

Get ready to ignite the Fourth of July with The Family YMCA’s annual Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run and the beloved FREE Children’s Parade! It’s a morning packed with community spirit, fitness, and festive fun for all ages.

Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run

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New Mexico Game & Fish Free Fishing Weekend June 7-8

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NMGF News:

SANTA FE — Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, as the state observes National Boating and Fishing Week.

Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state on both days, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations.

For more information, visit the NMGF website. 

“Free Fishing Weekend is a great opportunity for families to come together and take part in an activity that they can enjoy for a lifetime,” Department director Mike Sloane said.

The Department is excited to take part in several events across Read More

Wilmot Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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ACRR News:

Zeke Wilmot was the top predictor in the weekly pace race starting at Fireman’s Park on the corner of 45th Street and Arizona Avenue at 1 second  off his predicted time.  Other accurate predictors were: Lynn Bjorklund with a 12 second differential; Madeline Harms recording 22 seconds off; Tony Borek with a 41 second difference; and Valerio Pinchetti at 43 seconds off.

On the 1 mile paved course 9 year old Max Hanson was the first finisher at 16:21 and his 7 year old sister Maren Hanson was the best female with a time of 17:05. 

Eric Anderson was the top finisher Read More

Pajarito Mountain’s Summer Season

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Photo credit: Pajarito Mountain

Photo credit: Pajarito Mountain

PAJARITO News:

The Little Bird is ready to soar into summer. Pajarito Mountain kicks off its 2025 summer season Friday, June 6, with lift-served mountain biking, downhill hiking, and the return of the beloved Mountain Cafe—offering adventure-seekers an affordable, crowd-free alternative in the heart of the Jemez Mountains.

Opening Weekend Brings Championship Racing

The season launches with serious momentum as Downhill Rockies brings their race opener to Pajarito Mountain, welcoming mountain bikers from across the Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 2, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The snow has melted. Snow water equivalent and snow depth will no longer be monitored until winter. 

One of the most-frequently asked questions by other anglers is what lure or fly to use. The best answer is one that you have confidence in that it will catch fish! 

The State Game and Fish Department is continuing to stock bigger-than-average trout in locations throughout Northern New Mexico. 

Check out the Fishing Report to see where these larger trout have been stocked. If you are catching bigger trout at your favorite fishing hole, Read More

Posts From The Road: California’s Central Coast

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Morro Rock: Morro Rock at Morro Bay, Calif. has been an iconic ocean landmark since the days when Native Americans lived along the Pacific Ocean coast. Today the rock is a wildlife preserve and is closed to hiking and camping. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Ocean View: A beautiful ocean view is seen from the shores of Eldwayen Ocean Park in Pismo Beach, California. The shore walkway stretches for a few miles along the scenic coastal area within a Pismo Beach neighborhood. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

We just returned from a trip Read More

Heinrich Invites USFS Chief To Pecos Watershed

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter inviting U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to visit the Upper Pecos Watershed in Northern New Mexico and hear from local leaders, Tribes, community members, farmers, business owners, and recreationists about the importance of protecting the Upper Pecos Watershed from new mining operations.

“For decades, the community in the Upper Pecos Watershed of New Mexico has been united in an effort to protect the Read More